31-10-2022, 11:10 PM
Dave Mann's story about filling a Beetle with diesel reminds me that I once did the reverse of that to the Landrover. I inadvertantly put 20 quids worth of petrol in it by mistake. Once I had realsied the error, I quickly topped the tank off with diesel. I would imagine that the proportion of petrol to diesel was about 30% petrol and, although the Landrover didn't like it very much, it still ran and improved its behaviour as I progressively topped it up with it's correct diet.
However, to return to the discussion in hand, I run both my petrol vehicles on E10 (Fiat panda 4x4 and the Seven) with no ill effects. Whilst i am aware that ethyl alcohol affects some plastics and rubber compounds, I can't think that it is sufficiently fierce to dissolve any metals. I therefore don't see the point in adding any magic compounds to the fuel.
Didn't we have a similar sort of scare when leaded petrol was withdrawn?
However, to return to the discussion in hand, I run both my petrol vehicles on E10 (Fiat panda 4x4 and the Seven) with no ill effects. Whilst i am aware that ethyl alcohol affects some plastics and rubber compounds, I can't think that it is sufficiently fierce to dissolve any metals. I therefore don't see the point in adding any magic compounds to the fuel.
Didn't we have a similar sort of scare when leaded petrol was withdrawn?